Automobile-fender.



J. E. BENNETT.

AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.1, 1909.

Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

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AUTOMOBILE FENDI-IR` APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 1, 1909.

Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application lerl November I, 1909. Serial No. 525,715.

` which -the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements automobile fenders, the object oit' the inven? tion being to provide a fender which is simple in construction, quiolr and ed'ective in use and at all times in the proper position to catch and hold a person struck by it.

is to so construct ,the fender that the lower edge all times be in close proximity to the surface ot the roadbed, rthus obviating the danger oi perenne being caught between the fender and the road surface. `'mu'd a further object-is to provide means on the fender so arranged and mounted as to catch the person and to cushion the shock thus' preventing; ini ury even whenithe automobile is traveling; at a high epeed.

lilith these objecte in view my invention consieto inthe novel consti-notion and arrangement or which will. be hereinat'ter fully described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

lli/ly invention will be best understood by reference to the accompan1 ing drawings forming a part ol2 this specilication, and in which., V g

Figure l is side "elevation of niv: improved automobile lender in its preferred roi-ui, Fig. 2 ie a transverse section taken on line .fr-w ont lip. l, llig.4 3 is a transverse section talrenon line 1f-y oit 1, Fig. d is a detail, view showing a snapdoclr used in the contient-ion oit the lender with the automobilii trame, and Fig. 5 isa top plan vi rrincr new to the drawingge'l desi nai-es the n A tion of an automobi e oranti, and 3 the lamps. Secured to one' n av d oi the iframe 1 is a forwardly extending cylindrical. arm 5 and secured to the other nose 6 is a similar arm 7 except that the iiorw-ard extremity thereof constitutes a part oi the hinge joint El. The fender supports 9 and 10 are similar except that the former is connected to the arm 5 by means ol a snap-loch 11 and the latter `is hinged to the arm i as shown in l'ig. 5.

"lhe torward portion of each support is inclined to the rearward portion t.. ereof and thereof may at transversely extending foraminate l in its face a dove-tailed guide tongue 11':

is provided which lits snugly in the dovetailed slot 12 provided in the corresponding lateralend of the inwardly extending supporting member 13 of the fender frame 14.-

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The latter is preferably of channeled steel and is substantially Ushaped in form hav- 'p ing side members 15 and a transverse top member 16, the supporting members 1319e- .ing extensions of the lower anges of the members 15.

vent shocks when the tongues 11 move quickly in said slots.

11i 1s a ratchet-controlled roller 18, and'colr nected with said ends is a roller -19 adapted` towrun freely and to support the fender Jou-rnaled in the lowerends of the frame Each end of the slots 4l2 is provided with a rubber bumper 17 to pre-` movement of the frame 14 to relieve the K roller 19 should it contact with an unusual obstruction. Dotted lines 14: indicate this upward. movement. Gravity causes the iframe la to remain in the normal position as shown in Figs. l and', in which oase each tongue 11 would be in contact4 with l the bumpers 17 at theupper ends` of the slots 12. A flexible carrier 20 com osed of 21 hinged together is slidably mounted in leaves the frame lll, the object of this` leaf construction being to permit the carrier to com form to the` compound curve of said frame.,

llov prevent undue friction and bindinga` series of balls 21 are inserted between the,

ends of the leaves 2l and the inner curved 'surface of the channeled frame 14 which forms a ,moe Fernand balls.

The hinge joint`8 allows the fender to swing in a horizontal plane when the spring pressed 22 of the sn p-look l1 is pulled upwardly, thus providi g accese to the start-` ingr crank 2 of the machine. The lower end of the spring-pressed pin 22-is beveled and adapted to catch and look automatically in a `similari beveled recess formed in the arm 5 when t e sleeve 24:A of the support 9 is pressed thereover. To unlock the device the spring-pressed pin 22 is pulled upwardly as aforesaid. Y y

ln case a person is struck by thefender the carrier thereof will travel upwardly and rearwardly in the frame lll to the position as indicated by dotted lines, the curved leaf 25 of the carrier serving as a cradle for catching the person and protecting the latter from iniury. It is apparent that the upward and rearward movement of the carrier persons contacting therewith from being can ht under the fender, this roller rather ten lng to elevate a person struck by it.

within the Bumpers 28 are provided to lessen the shock when the carrier stops in its rearward movement.

While I have shown what I-deem to be the preferable Vform of my invention I do not wish to be limited thereto as there might be various changes made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts described Without de arting from my invention," and hence I esire to avail myself of such changes and valterations as fairly fall spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having described myv invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patenti's:

1. In a device of the class described, a normally stationary frame, a carrier slidably mounted on said frame, an automobile frame, and two connections between said first named frame and said 'automobile frame, 'one of which'is fixed and the other detachable, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described com prisA ing a frame, a carrier mounted in said frame and adapted to slide thereinforwardly and rearwardly, an automobile frame, a hinged connection betw`een said first named frame and one noise of said automobile frame and a detachable connection between said first named frame and the other nose, and transversely disposed rollers mounted adjacentv the lower edge oft said carrier, one of the latter'being ratehetcoir trolled, substantially as described.

8. In adevice et the class described, a compound curved channel frame, and 'automobile frame, arms extending forwardtv from said automobile frame and secured thereto,` a support hinged to one of said arms and a support detachably secured to the other, said supports being 'secured to said first named frame and adapted to move slightly relative thereto, and a fiexible carrier slidably mounted in said irst named frame, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, a compound curved channel frame, an automobile frame, arms extending forwardly from said automobile frame and secured thereto, a support hinged to one of said arms and a support detachably secured to the other, said supports being secured to said first named frame and adapted to move relativethereto, and a. flexible carrier slidably mounted in said first named` frame, the latter being composed of transversely extending foraminated leaves hinged together, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the class described, a compound curved frame, an automobile frame, arms extending forwardly from said automobile frame and secured thereto, a support hinged to one of said arms and a support detachably secured to the other, said supports bein secured to said first named frame and a( apted to move slightly relative thereto, and a fiexible carrier mounted in said first' named frame, the latter being composed of transversely extending leaves hinged tofrether the uppermost of which is curved and projected above said first-named fra-me, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the classdescribed, a compound curved channel frame, an automobile frame, arms extending forwardly from said vautomobile frame and secured thereto, a support hinged to one of said arms and a support detachably secured to the other, said supports being in elwagement with said n'rst named frame and adapted to move slivhtly relative thereto, and a ficxible carrier s idably mounted in said first named frame, the connection of said supports with said first named frame comprlsing slots )rovided in inwardly extending portions ot the latter to receive the forward extremities 'of said supports, substantially as described.

lIn testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in thel presence of two subscribing witnesses.

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